The Akwa Ibom Police Command has began a manhunt for the abductors of three female students of Obong University, Obong Ntak, Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of State. According to witnesses, assailants stormed the female hostel of the university in the early hours of Friday and kidnapped the students.
DSP Macdon Odiko, the Police Public Relations Officer in Akwa Ibom, said the police have rescued one of the female students who sustained injury during the raid.
“One person was injured and she is the person rescued by the police. She is at present undergoing treatment in a hospital in the state.
“The incident occurred about 2am on Friday within the female hostel. The hoodlums were about eight in number and the university security men were not armed. “And they came in from the bush as there is no perimeter fence around the school premises,” he said.
The police spokesman in the state said the command is doing everything possible to rescue the girls unhurt.
However, the students had on Friday morning embarked on a peaceful protest over the abduction of their colleagues.
The Vice Chancellor Prof. Udoudo Ekanemesang, begged the students to stay calm. He also assured that the school authorities would ensure the students were rescued in no time.
